Is my 13 month old getting enough nutrition?

I still feed my 13 month old baby food. Fruits, veggies and YoBaby yogurt plus formula and whole milk. We give her our table food at dinner to snack on but her main diet consists of baby food. Is this ok? When did you completely tke your baby off of baby food? I feel that she is probably getting her nutrition here and worry if I take her off the baby food that she won’t get enough ‘table food".
What do you think? please share your experience.

1st thorough answer=10pts. THANKS!
Sarah, Thats exactly how I feel. Ive been getting some criticism for still feeding her baby food but it is so nutritious! table foods have salt and preservatives etc. We do feed her SOME table food but just a little of this and that
Alfie – geez. baby is totally healthy! Just wondering what others have done. No urgent call for the doc

6 thoughts on “Is my 13 month old getting enough nutrition?”

Hmmm. I’m glad you’re wondering about what’s good for your daughter, but I don’t know where people come up with this question- baby food, being made so simple for babies, with pretty much all natural ingredients, and formula- which has everything (okay, it’s not breast milk with all those added benefits, but as far as vitamins go) your baby needs- why would she need more? Why would you wonder if you should give your baby your table foods, which while they are hopefully healthy as well, are surely filled with salts, sugars, and often (saturated or even trans) unhealthy fats that your baby does not need?
Simple, whole foods are always what’s best for any of us, and baby foods are usually closer to that than what you and your family are having for dinner. Unless, again, that your family eats extremely healthy meals, which is completely possible.
My daughter is 18 months old and still eats a very basic diet. She, too, tries things that we are having if she wants, but unfortunately at our house, we don’t eat as healthy as we should, so I am happy that she ‘still’ eats so many baby foods (jarred as well as homeade, and simple cut-up foods). She eats a lot of cut up fresh fruits and vegetables, cheese, yogurt (but we get Danimals 25% less sugar), milk, lean deli meats, healthy cereals like Cream of Wheat and Corn Chex, tortillas, etc. She also still loves to eat Gerber Apples and Chicken, and Turkey and Sweet Potatoes. I am in no hurry to ‘make’ her eat what we are eating until the rest of the home is eating as healthy as she is. I hope this helps~

This is definitely something to call or visit your pediatrician about. However, the answer depends a bit on the size of your baby. If your baby is normal sized or larger, I would definitely start giving more table food.

Some parents skip baby food entirely and just serve smashed up table food as soon as the baby is not exclusively on milk. The key is to introduce foods slowly and one at a time so that if the baby has a reaction, you can figure out what caused it and stop giving it before he gets too much.

the best time to take her off of baby food is when she is old enough to swallow mushed up adult food. A blender works great for meats and other veggies that you all eat. Its okay to keep feeding her baby food for now and gradually introduce adult foods. She is still getting her nutrients. Dont force her to completely switch over to human food as she may spit it up or choke on it.

I’ve had the same worries (also have a 13 month old), but since my son insists on feeding himself, I don’t give him baby food any more. He seems fine. I did get a liquid toddler multi-vitamin that I put in one bottle of milk a day, and give him a scoop or two of formula in his before-bed bottle, and I’m pretty sure he’s good. I just try my best to make sure he gets veggies at lunch and dinner with a lean meat, yogurt with some iron-fortified infant cereal for breakfast, and nutritious snacks (like Goldfish, which have added iron, and those baby snacks with added vitamins and mineral). Once in a while I’ll give him a fruit for a snack (since he’s like me, and fruit leaves him hungrier than he was before), but I’m pretty sure that he’s good. He acts like it, that’s for sure! So I wouldn’t worry. If anything, keeping some formula in her diet will help round out her nutritional needs.

I should add that while my son does get a taste or two of foods we’re eating, I still make his food separately. I usually throw a boneless, skinless chicken breast tender into the oven covered with some olive oil (for the Omega-3 fatty acids), cut that up, and give him some frozen veggies that are warmed up for 20 seconds in the microwave. Once in a while I’ll give him a turkey sausage in place of hot dogs (which some parents give). I just make sure it’s all plain food with no added salt.

You don’t need to stop feeding your little girl baby food if you don’t want to. Look at the ingredients list on the jar. It’s plain food with no added salt, and is nutritionally sound.

You should be asking that question of your Pediatrician. I doubt that there is anyone on this site that is qualified to give you a correct answer, without actually examining your baby to see if she is malnourished or not, check her weight and other vital signs. Please take her to your Doctor.

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